SunGardens: Sun Mountain Research Center
Photos from SunMt Herbal Cookery
SunMt Research Center is located in the Chaparral zone of the Sierra foothills of California at 2,000 ft. level, with dry hot or cold weather. In Fresno County it seldom rains between May & November, so our SunGarden and wild area have many arid land plants, drought tolerant, pest resistant, multi-purpose perennials using Permaculture design concepts. We have done extensive trials here since 1983.
* indicates failure due to drought, frost, pests, removal etc.
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ACACIA
Acacia decurrens
Acacia delbata*
Acacia farnesiana*
Acacia villosa*
Acacia iteaphylla
Acacia myrtifolia*
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Alfalfa
Almond nonpareil* squirrels got the nuts 1st, so dry farmed
Aloe Vera* greenhouse & kitchen
Amaranth (A. hypochondriacus)*
Angelica*
Anise hyssop*
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APPLES (low chill)
Anna, Israel, mild flavored yellow
Early Dawn, S. CA
Golden Dawn, Bahamas, mild yellow*
APPLES (heirloom lower orchard near stream, most lost in drought)
Ashmead’s Kernal*
Cox Orange Pippin*
Ketherine*
King Solomon*
Liberty*
McIntosh dwarf*
Mutzu*
Pink Permain*
Pioneer Scarlet*
Prima*
Priscilla*
Spitzenberg*
Yellow Bellflower*
Wealthy*
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Wickson Apricot (Blenheim)
Artichoke*
Asparagus*
Avocado, Mexicola, greenhouse
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BAMBOOS (all lost in drought)
Black*
B. viridis*
Golden*
B. Meyeri*
B. Moso*
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BANANA (greenhouse, too arid)
Honey*
Red*
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BASILS
Sweet Basil
Cinnamon Basil
Dark Opal Basil
Lemon Basil
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BEANS
Scarlet Runner
Tepary
Chinese Long Bean
Purple Long bean
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Bee Balm, Scarlet
Bee Balm, Wild Purple Beets
Beefsteak Plant, Perilla
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BERRIES
Autumn Olive (E. Umbellata)
Elderberries
Goumi berry (E. multiflora)
Hawthorne berry
Juniper berry
Lycii berry (Wolfberry)
Mulberry, Black Persian
Mulberry, Black
Mulberry, white
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BLACKBERRIES
Cheyenne*
Cherokee*
Shawnee*
Black satin*
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Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)
Bog bean* (died in pond)
Borage
Broccoli
Burdock*
Cabbage
Cabbage, Chinese
Cabbage, Purple flowering
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CACTI
Cholla (Cylindropuntia)
Night blooming cereus
Nopale (Opuntia basilaris, Opuntia robusta)
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Calendula
Canigre*
Caraway*
Carnation*
Caper plant*
Carob
Catnip
Cattails, dwarf (pond)
Cayenne
Century plant (Agave Americana)
Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
Chamomile, Roman (C. nobile)
Chard, Rainbow
Chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus)
Chayote*
Chervil*
Chestnut, Malabar* (drought)
Chickweed
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Chinese Boxthorne
Chives
Chives,Garlic
Chrysanthemum
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CITRUS
Blood orange, genetic dwarf
Calamondin
Grapefruit
Honey mandarin*
Kumquat*
Lemon, Meyer
Tangerine*
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Cleavers
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CLOVERS
Subterranean
Red
White
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Collards, Perennial
Comfrey
Coriander
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CORN
Corn silk
Taos Blue
Papago white
Red
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CUCUMBER
Cucumber, Armenian
Cucumber, Lemon
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Curly leaf dock
Curry plant
Dandelion
Day Lily
Devil’s Claw
Dill
Dock, Yellow
Echinacea
Eggplant, Japanese
Fennel
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FIGS
Fig, Black Mission
Fig, Calmyrna*
FoTi: polygonum multiflorum*
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GARLICS
Garlic
Garlic, Elephant
Garlic, Society
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Geranium, Rose
Giant Purslane
Ginger (greenhouse/mild root)
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GOURD
African
Bottle
Buffalo
Luffa
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GRAPES
Agawan Alden*
Ameria*
Aanab-E-Shahi*
Black Corinth*
Black Damascus*
Cardinal*
Christmas*
Flame
Golden Chasselas*
Interlaken*
Iona*
Katakourgan*
Keuka*
Lady Finger
Manuka
Mission*
Muscat of Alexandria*
Muscat orange*
Oeillade noir*
Palomino*
Perlite
Red Chanez*
Servant*
Sauvis*
Thompson
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Grasses, native bunching
Green onion
Hibiscus (H. sabdariffa)
Honeysuckle
Hops
Horehound
Jasmine
Jerusalem artichoke
Jujube, Red Dates
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lambsquarters, large leaf
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LAVENDERS
French
English
Spanish
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Lemon Balm
Lemongrass, greenhouse
Lemon verbena, as annual Licorice, native G. lepidota Loquat
Lotus* (pond dried out)
Lovage*
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MALLOWS
Hollyhock
Desert Mallow (shrub/tree)
Mallow
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MARJORAMS
Marjoram, garden
Marjoram, creeping
Marjoram, creeping golden
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Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri)*
Mesquite, Honey
Milk thistle
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MELON
Melon, Juan Canary
Melon, Desert Watermelon
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MINTS
Apple mint*
Bergamot mint
Black peppermint
Chocolate mint*
Spearmint
Pineapple mint*
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Mullein (Verbascum thapsis)
Nasturtium (greenhouse)
Nettle
Nigella
Olives
Onion
Oregano
Oregon Grape
Orris root iris
Palo Verde
Parsley
Passion flower
Passion fruit
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PEACHES
Indian burgundy
Nectar
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Peas, Edible pod
Peony tree
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PEPPERS
Cayenne
Fresno chile
Italian long
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PERSIMMONS
Persimmon, Chocolate*
Persimmon, Cinnamon*
Persimmon, Fuyu
Persimmon, Hachiya
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Pineapple guava
Pineaple Quince
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PLUMS
Plum, Japanese flowering
Plum, Natal* (frost)
Plum, Santa Rosa
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POMEGRANATES
Pink Pomegranate, Thompson
Wonderful
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Raisin Tree
Rosemary
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ROSES
Rose, Rosa Rugosa Frau Dagmar Haustrup
Rose, Lady Banks, Rosa banksiae
Wild Rose, Rosa californica
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SAGES (native + garden)
Sage, garden
Sage, Mexican
Sage, White (Salvia Apiana)
Sage, Wild Black (S.Mellifera)
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Sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata)
Santolina
Siberian Pea Bush
Southernwood
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SQUASH
Crook neck yellow
Luffa squash
Zucchini
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Strawberry Tree, Heteromeles arbutifolia
Sunflower
Tansy
Tarragon
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TOMATOES
Brandywine heirloom
Sweet 10 Cherry tomatos
Pear Tomatoes, low acid
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THYME
Thyme, officinalis
Thyme, lemon
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Valerian
Watercress (in stream)
Wormwood
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YARROW
Golden Yarrow
Pink Yarrow
White Yarrow
Flora found on SunMt property
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Brodiaea B. californica
Brodiaea, Brodiaea elegans
Milkweed, Asclepias
California Bay Laurel, Umbellularia californica
California Lilac, Ceanothus calfiornica
California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Chinese houses,Collinsia heterophylla
Common Camas, Camassia quamash
Blazing Star, Mentzelia laevicaulis
Blue Dick, Dichelostemma capitatum
Buckeye, Aesculus californica
Elderberry, Sambucus nigra
Fern, Woodwardia fimbriata
Fremontia, Fremontodendron
Lupin, L. californicum
Manzanita, Arctostaphylos
Mimulus, Diplacus aurantiacus
Owl Clover, Orthocarpus purpurascens
OAKS
Valley Oak, Quercus lobata
Live Oak Quercus wislizeni
Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
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Penstemon, Penstemon heterodoxus
Pineapple weed, Matricaria discoidea
Plantain, Plantago ovata
Poison Hemlock, Conium maculatum
Poison oak,Toxicodendron diversilobum
Popcorn flower, Plagiobothrys tenellus
Pine, Gray Pinus sabiniana
Purple Owl’s Clover, Castilleja exserta
Redbud, Cercis occidentalis
Sage, Chia, Salvia columbariae
Spice Bush, Calycanthus occidentalis
Soap plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum,
Tarweed, Harmonia species
Turkey Mullein, Croton Setiger
Twining Snakelily, Dichelostemma volubile
Vinegar weed, Trichostema lanceolatum
Wild cucumber, Marah macrocarpus
Wild lettuce, Lactuca virosa
Wild onion, Allium fimbriatum
Wild oats, Avena fatua, Europe
Woodwardia fern, Woodwardia fimbriata
Yerba Santa, Eriodictyon californicum